MISANO ADRIATICO, Italy (AP) — American motorcycle racer Nicky Hayden has been hit by a car while training on his bicycle.

The Superbike World Championship says the incident occurred Wednesday along the Rimini coast.

Hayden, who was in Italy following a race at nearby Imola, was transported to a local hospital for treatment. Injury details were not immediately available but initial reports suggested he had sustained head and chest injuries.

The 35-year-old Hayden won the MotoGP title in 2006. He is 13th in this season’s Superbike standings.

View of the scene where Nicky Hayden was involved in a road accident with his bicycle in Misano Adriatico, near Rimini, Italy.(Photo: Tommaso Torri, EPA)

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